Cara Summers

Cara's Bio

Was Cara Summers born with the dream of becoming a published writer? Absolutely not! But with the upcoming publication of her fortieth book for Harlequin Books, she still believes that her dream has come true. Cara has won several awards for her writing, including a RITA® Award nomination, an Award of Excellence, a Holt Medallion, three Golden Leaf awards, five Golden Quill awards and most recently a Booksellers' Best Award. RT Book Reviews honored her with a career achievement award for Series Storyteller of the Year for 2007.

Who does Cara credit for her writing success? Her parents, of course. Thanks to her father, she became an avid reader of popular fiction at an early age. And it was her mother who first handed her a romance novel to read, saying, "Try it. You'll like it." And she certainly did. She loves writing for Harlequin because it allows her to tell so many different kinds of storiesfrom Gothic romances to mystery/adventure and romantic comedies.

Cara is the proud mom of three sons. She lives in upstate New York, and when she isn't busy writing her next story, she teaches in the writing program at Syracuse University and flies frequently to Florida to play with her grandchildren.